MEET OUR BOARD & VOLUNTEERS

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Vladyslav Borzyk is a Ukrainian-born artist and educator now living in Ontario, Canada.

He began his creative path at a studio of animation in Odesa, where he first discovered the power of visual storytelling and hand-drawn expression. Later, he worked on the interior decoration of churches—painting murals, designing mosaics, and creating rich ornamental details that brought spiritual spaces to life.

In his final year in Ukraine, Vladyslav also taught at an art school, where he shared traditional techniques with young students, encouraging them to observe deeply and express freely.

Today, he leads art workshops in Canada that blend classical foundations with modern mixed media. His artistic focus includes expressive still life, seascapes, and symbolic compositions that explore atmosphere, memory, and emotion.

Vladyslav believes that art is not just about technique — it’s a way to reconnect with yourself, tell stories without words, and find beauty in the imperfect.

Kayleigh lives in Exeter with her family and just returned home from a year abroad studying in Ireland. She successfully completed her Bachelors of Arts (honour) and interior architecture and design as well as receiving a diploma and interior design from St Clair College in Windsor. Kayleigh loves being creative and is very immersed in the arts and loved most about her travels was seeing the culture arts and customs of other countries. Being an interior designer and interior architect requires lots of creativity, details and connections which fits well with the social media role she’s taking on with the South Huron Arts Centre. 

Janice is a retired elementary teacher born and raised in Windsor who taught a wide variety of subjects and grades over the course of her career, including instrumental and vocal music and visual arts. Upon retirement, she and her husband Petar moved to Port Franks, making their cottage a permanent residence. Janice is inspired and grateful for the artistic community in this area and the time she has to create art in several mediums, take and teach classes, and connect with so many artists both professional and emergent. Her current passion is the art of writing Ukrainian eggs using both the wax resist dye method and etching. 

Retired from Fanshawe College August 30 2024.  Assistant To The Dean, Faculty of Technology. Sharon has lived in Exeter for 40+years.  She is involved in the community and volunteer activities have included Canadian Cancer Society and the South Huron Hospital rummage sale.  She enjoys taking classes through the South Huron Arts Centre, particularly the cooking classes.   She has joined the board to help support and expand the arts centre in the community. 

Samantha is a Grade 7 and 8 teacher at South Huron District High School. She grew up in the Goderich area and now lives there with her husband and two cats. She loves to volunteer in her community, from her work on the teachers' union to the Rotaract Club of Goderich and the Princess Project. She has a long-standing appreciation for the arts, from painting to playing guitar, and values the role creativity plays in learning. Having taken her own students to the South Huron Arts Centre over the past few years, Samantha has seen firsthand how meaningful and enriching these experiences can be. She joined the board to help support and expand school programming, believing strongly that the arts should be an accessible and valuable part of every student’s education.  

 Helen lives in Huron Park with her husband, Ken and son, Zachary. She has recently retired after working 51 years as an accounting technician in both private industry and public practice.

Helen volunteers with the Huron Fidget Makers making fidget aprons for individuals with Alzheimers and dementia. She also volunteers with the South Huron Arts Centre Elementary school program. She is inspired by the creativity of the young students in the clay building classes.

She enjoys taking classes through the South Huron Arts Centre to learn new crafts. As a result she has taken up stained glass as a new hobby.

Angie lives in Crediton with her husband Collin, where they raised their three children. She enjoys spending time with her two sons, her daughter, and their partners. Angie recently retired after a 31-year career in Human Resources at TD Bank in London and Toronto, where she managed employee pension plans.  A lifelong creative, she loves cooking special meals for family and friends, exploring different crafts, and more recently, painting with acrylics and watercolours. Angie enjoys experimenting with abstract art techniques and also painting landscapes. Now serving as Chair of the Board for the South Huron Arts Centre, Angie is excited to contribute her creativity and financial expertise to help support and grow the Centre’s impact in the community.